Beeker's Blog:a dog's point of view

Bow-Wow-WOW! I am sure excited for February, not only
because Valentine’s Day is coming and I can’t wait to give a heart-shaped
biscuit to that cute Min Pin Aspen, but that’s another story. I’m excited for
February because it’s Responsible Pet Owner’s Month and boy-oh-boy-oh-boy are
my people responsible. They keep me safe and healthy while giving me the best
belly scratches, ear rubs, and taking me on my favorite walks! I feel so lucky
to love and be loved by my people and I want all of my furry friends to feel
the same way with their people. So, furry friends, if you’re reading this, bring these tips to your people so they know how to
best care for you and return the love you give to them.

Ways Your People Can Be Responsible Pet Owners

1. Health Care:

An important part of keeping us healthy is
bringing us in for regular visit to the vet, even though this isn’t our
favorite place on the planet to be. This can often be hard to remember, as we
aren’t able to communicate to you how we are feeling but keep in mind that we
suffer many of the same issues as you do. For example: stress. Stress can cause
many issues within our body such as diarrhea. If you have a pet suffering from
loose stool, be sure to ask your vet about my people’s product DiaGel. I’ve
used this many times when I was stressed and in
no time at all I was back up on my furry feet fetching like old times!

2. Exerciese:

We were created to move. I sure do love it when my people take me on walks. It gives me all the energy I need to play with my people and keeps me feeling healthy.

3. Proper Feeding:

I admit this one was hard for me to get used to
because I sure do LOVE to sneak food from my people but when I heard how bad
people food was for my body I understand why I can’t have it. I’m sure lucky to
have my people watching out for me. They give me a portion controlled diet and
the proper food to prevent health problems.

4. ID Your Pet: My people put a collar on me with all of my
information on. I wasn’t keen on this at first but then I heard Aspen thinks
it’s cute so that makes my tail wag extra fast! And I definitely don’t want to
get lost or be stolen so it makes me feel safe.

5. Train Your Pet: Well, school is definitely not my favorite thing
and it gave me STRESS, thankfully my people have DiaGel on hand. Anyway, it was
so great for me to learn how to behave. It’s kept me safe in many situations
and my people sure do love it when I listen to them. And the BEST part about
training was I got tons of yummy biscuits!

5. Love Your Pet: This one is my favorite!! My favorite thing is
to lick my people’s faces and snuggle up to them. They give the BEST pets and
belly scratches. When they shower me with love I feel like SuperBeeker (remind
me to get a cape…). My life is in their hands and I feel so comfortable with
that thought because their love is unmatched

That's all my furry friends! My people are calling me for a fetch match so I'd better get to running!

The week I have been waiting for! I
get all kinds of extra loving, ear scratching, head rubbing, additional
playtime and maybe even an extra treat this week. I was very excited about National Pet Week
until I heard the word veterinarian. “Veterinarian?” I am healthy, I don’t need
to go I thought to myself. Everyone here at the office talks about how
important it is for me to go to the vet for a yearly checkup. Even if I look
and feel good they tell me, the vet will check if I am healthy and he is able
to detect potential health problems early. I know I can trust my friends at Van
Beek, therefore if they say so- I must go!

With
National Pet week in mind, Brett wants to remind everyone of a things that you
can do to keep your pet healthy- just like me!

• Keep your pet at a healthy weight

• Give your pet plenty of exercise

• Feed your pet a balanced, nutritious diet

• Have your pet examined by a veterinarian yearly

If you love
your pet, see your vet. Veterinary care
over the years can help your pet and you have a long and enjoyable time
together.

All my people here at Van Beek Natural Science are excited to have once again passed our NASC audit, and with an "A" rating! For over ten years, Van Beek has been a member of the NASC, or National Animal Supplement Council. The NASC is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving animal health supplements for horses, cats, and dogs, like me. You can learn more about the NASC by visiting their website.

According to Brett, in order to pass the audit, we have to:

1) Have a Quality Control Manual that shows our products are made safely with high quality ingredients.

2) Make sure our labels correctly line up with all requirements and guidelines.

3) Have evidence and significant research to back up what we claim our products can do.

4) Make sure we have a procedure in place if customers have any problems with our products.

After passing our audit, we are able to proudly display the NASC Seal on our products DiaGel and Synacore and on our product marketing literature. The Seal not only represents accomplishing these requirements. It also visually shows our customers that our products come from a reputable and trusted company.

It's mid-March and spring is in the air...okay, we'll pretend it is since a hint of snow may be just around the corner. Although the Iowa has not yet donned its lush green landscape, you may want to sport something green this upcoming Sunday to avoid any annoying, sneaky pinches. That's right! It's almost St. Patrick's Day. Dish me up some corned beef and cabbage...well, hold off on the cabbage.

Hello, I'm Beeker!

I'm a yellow Labrador Retriever livin' in Orange City, Iowa.
I was just adopted into the Van Beek Natural Science family. Everyone
here is pretty cool. I'm really REALLY happy to be here, watchin' out
for my new people.